Believe!

Hello All! Hope your Thursday is going well so far! Today, I have another card made using PTI's Tree Trimming Trio set. I have really been on a PTI roll lately! I also tried to step out of my comfort zone and use lots of Kraft cardstock on this one! :)

I stamped on of the trees in Spring Moss on Kraft and cut out. The balls were stamped in Pure Poppy and punched with a 1/2 inch circle punch - it fits perfectly leaving just enough of a kraft border around the stamped image. I adhered the balls with foam circle dimensionals so they are popped up! The card base is again Kraft and is layered with Ripe Avocado and some Bitty Dots Basics DP in Pure Poppy, which I zig-zag stitched to the Avocado. The vertical Avocado strip was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I did not buy this particular one until after Christmas (had a hard time finding it locally), but I will get my money's worth this holiday season! LOL! I used a Labels Trio Nestie to create the tag for the sentiment along with an Avocado button and some linen thread (SU).

This one will be going in my Etsy store sometime this morning. Stuff is flying off the shelves quick, so if you are interested in one of my cards, you'd better snatch it up before someone else does! :)

Supplies: Tree Trimming Trio (PTI); Paper - Kraft, Ripe Avocado, Bitty Dot Basics DP (All PTI); Ink - Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy & Dark Chocolate (all PTI); Accessories - Cuttlebug embossing folder, sewing machine, foam dimensionals, Ripe Avocado button (PTI), Labels Trio Nesties, linen thread (SU)

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

Wishing You Peace

Hello All! Hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday! I am still at home with my son recovering. He never got really sick, but the meds have really made his stomach upset, so he doesn't want to eat, etc. We are so lucky, because he is considered high risk, because of his uncontrolled asthma.

Anywho, how about another Christmas card! This is another card from PTI's Tree Trimming Trio set. I know these are non-traditional Christmas colors, but I like something different for a change!

I used some more Kraft cardstock today - I like the look on other people's card, but when I sit down to use it, I draw a blank! Does that ever happen to you? Oh well, I am facing my fear head on! LOL! I stamped the tree on Kraft using Ripe Avocado and Dark Chocolate for the stump and had cut. I added some buttons in Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush and Spring Moss - all tied with some linen thread (SU). I had used so much of it lately, I am running out. I will have to get the PTI twine and see how I like it! The stars were stamped in Sweet Blush and Aqua Mist and had cut as well.

My card base is Kraft and layered with Ripe Avocado and some Aqua Mist that I embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and then stitched to the Avocado. When using stitching, I tend to sew the top two layers together and then adhere to the card base with adhesive, so the stitching on the back is not visible - I just like a clean look to the inside of the card. What is your preference?

I happily opened my new Tree punch from EK Success earlier this week and have been putting it to good use! (Gotta make sure it works, right? LOL!) I punched it and layered it with some Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses DP and Sweet Blush Polka Dot ribbon.

I punched the tag with a Labels Trio, stamped the sentiment with Ripe Avocado ink and added the star embellishment to it.

I hope you enjoyed my non-traditional Christmas card! Have a great day! ~Tori

Joy & Wonder!

Happy Tuesday to ya! My son is doing better, but the Tamiflu makes you nauseous, so he has been struggling in that arena. We do have some anti-nausea meds for him and that is helping. Yesterday was beautiful in N. FL before the 90 degree weather finally set in. It was in the 70's and we get some of the ocean breeze, so it was awesome! The humidity seems to be waning, so that always makes it much better. Today's high is only supposed to be 83 and tonight it is supposed to get to the 60's - yay!!

Anywho, on to my card. This is one of PTI's new sets Tree Trimming Trio.

This set comes with 3 different trees and many different ways to embellish them. I stamped the sentiment on Kraft - it is from the Holiday Wishes Set. The background dots were stamped in Vintage Cream on Kraft - they are from Polka Dot Basics II set. The tree was stamped in Ripe Avocado on Vintage Cream cardstock. I added Pure Poppy buttons with some linen thread (SU) tied through them and a star stamped in Dark Chocolate. The tree border was punched from Ripe Avocado and a new punch from EK Success - love their punches; they cut like 'buttah'! I added some Dark Chocolate Cardstock and Pure Poppy ribbon to finish off this card. This card measures 4.25 x 4.25.

I am trying to get a leg up on my holiday cards, but am adding this one to my Etsy store. Be sure to check back later this week - I have some more cards from the Tree Trimming Trio set to show you!

Joy & Wonder Supplies: Stamps - Tree Trimming Trio, Polka Dots Basics II & Holiday Wishes (PTI); Ink - Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream (all PTI); Paper - Pure Poppy, Kraft, Ripe Avocado, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate; Accessories - Pure Poppy buttons (PTI), linen thread (SU), Circle punches (SU), Pure Poppy Ribbon (PTI), Tree Border punch (EK Success)

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

Frightful - another PCS Digi!

Happy Monday night! I decided to squeeze in another Pink Cat Studio Digi! Aren't these just the cutest? You can check all of them out here. This is Frank & Vampire - reminds me of my boys last year. A neighbor of mine dressed up a storm trooper and handed candy out to the kids. He is about 6' 4", so you can imagine how much it frightened my then 3 & 5 year old boys! I have some great pictures of it! LOL! I used sketch SC237 from SCS. I like this one - simple, but easily embellished. I colored the image with copics, cut out and mounted on a label that was airbrushed using my Copic ABS and V09. I layered it on Orange Zest (PTI). I also used Orchid Opulence, Black, Stamper's Select White and some more Basic Grey Eerie. I also used Martha's Drippy Goo border punch (one of my new favs!) and some orange polka-dotted organza ribbon. The sentiment on the tag is from PTI's Boo To You set. It was made with SU's Modern Label punch, a button and some linen thread (SU). I inked everything using some Versa Mark Chalk ink.

Here is a close-up of Frank! Isn't he too adorable?

This will be going in my Etsy store soon - probably in the morning!

Here are the copics I used: Supplies: Stamps - Frank & Vampire Digi (PCS), Sentiment (PTI); Paper - Orange Zest & Stampers Select White (PTI), Black, Orchid Opulence (SU) and Basic Grey Eerie DP; Ink - Copics, Versa Mark Chalk Ink; Accessories - Nesties, foam tape, ribbon (Offray), button, linen thread (SU), Copic ABS, Modern Label Punch (SU), Drippy Goo Punch (Martha Stewart)

Thanks for stopping by...again today! ~Tori

Spooky Witch - A PCS digi

Happy Monday to ya! Our weekend was spent tending to our littlest one. He is doing very well with the swine flu, but we are still watching him closely. We are all taking Tamiflu, so I hope it keeps all of us from getting sick! I did manage to get some cards made this weekend.

This is one of Pink Cat Studio's new digi stamps! Isn't she too cute?

I printed her out on Stamper's Select White (PTI) and inked the edges with Kiwi Kiss and Versa Mark Chalk ink in black. The sentiment is from PTI's Boo To You set. The card base is PTI's new Orange Zest, which I embossed with a CB folder. I {heart} it already! I also used Orchid Opulence, Black and Basic Grey Eerie DP. I added a button, linen thread and some Orange Zest ribbon.

That's it for now! Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

Another Kiki and some not so great news.....

Hello to All - hope everyone is having a better day than me...actually it started yesterday with my computer crashing and my hard drive is toast -Thank goodness for my external hard drive! But, that's not the worst of the bad news....I was having lunch with a friend today and get a call from my 4 yo's school that he is throwing up...long story - short, I call the peds and they urge me to bring him in. He threw up all the way there and back home - he not only has Strep Throat, he also has the H1N1 Virus (swine flu)... Yuck! He is an asthmatic, so he is in that high risk category. I am hoping he gets over this fast! We caught it really early - he has no other symptoms besides vomiting at this point. Good news is my hubby is going to pick up the tamiflu meds and we should be on our way to recovery! I already gave him some anti-nausea meds, so he is feeling a little better at this point.

Please say some prayers that he gets over this fast without complications!

On to my card....I chose another digi Kiki La Rue image from All That Scraps to play along with SCS's SC247 challenge. I like this sketch and plan on using it in the future. I made this card last night, but it is kind of fitting since my little one is under the weather.

The sentiment is from PTI's Tea for Two set. I pulled out more of my Basic Grey Lemonade DP along with some Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink, and some Bermuda Bay. I added stitching to each of the panels. I created the tag by layering 2 tag trio nesties and adding some pink Basic Grey pearls. I picked some of these up at my LSS recently in very pretty colors.Kiki was colored with copics, cut out and layered onto another panel that was airbrushed using YG00. I added some flower bling to her hair - even a sick Diva can be fabulous! LOL!

This cutie is now in my Etsy store along with some other recently posted cards - go check it out - link is in my right sidebar.
Here are the Copics I used.

I am going to take a hot bath and go to bed early tonight! I did not sleep well last night and after the day I have had, I just need some relaxation! Tootles...~Tori

Sweet as can be!

Happy Thursday to ya! Hope you are having a great week so far! I can't complain - my kids are all well (for now) and life is going well!

Here is another digi image from ATS - this is Kiki La Rue. Don't you just love saying that over and over? Reminds me of something out of an old Doris Day movie like Please Don't Eat the Daisies or Pillow Talk - not sure why, but it does. (Yes, I know, I was born in 1975, but they just don't make movies like that anymore! I loved to watch those with my Mom when I was in high school.)

When I saw this image, I knew I had to have it and I had to use some of my new BG Lemonade paper! I also decided that my new Bermuda Bay paper along with some Pretty in Pink & Kiwi Kiss looked nice with it.

I colored her with my Copics, cut her out and layered her with foam tape on an oval airbrushed with YG00. (I am trying to get my money's worth from my compressor!)

I made the flower embellies using SU's Boho Blossoms punch. I punched one of each shape, snipped each petal so I could bend them up, pierced them with a paper piercer and then adhered them together using a BG Lemonade Glazed Brad. I then bent and smooshed (is that a word? it is now - in fact it is a very technical term!) all of the petals up to add dimension. The leaves are a SU Sizzlit exclusive - little leaves. The sentiment is from another ATS digi set - Sweet Treats.
Lastly, I used a Martha border punch and my sewing machine to add a little interest around the edges!

Here is a close-up of Kiki (whispering "La Rue"!!)

Here are the Copics I used:

Supplies: Stamps - Kiki La Rue Digi & Sweet Treats (ATS); Paper - Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss (all SU), Stamper's Select (PTI), BG Lemonade DP; Ink - Copics; Accessories - Copic ABS, Boho Blossom Punch (SU), Lace Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Lemonade Glazed Brad (BG), sewing machine, Leaves (SU Sizzlit)

Have a great week! ~Tori